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Dec 12, 2024 | 09:47 AM

zcarmaniac

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From: Timberlake Nc

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I have been in hospital for 42 days,,,my 2018 Z06 will not even let me open the car doors or the deck lid ,,,,Any suggestions?

Dec 12, 2024 | 09:50 AM

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Did you try the key?

Dec 12, 2024 | 10:05 AM

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^ If not, give it a try. Doing that should allow access to the manual door release wire.

Dec 12, 2024 | 10:06 AM

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Thanks,,,totally forgot,,,this allowed me to open the hatch,,,time to change the battery

Dec 12, 2024 | 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by zcarmaniac

Thanks,,,totally forgot,,,this allowed me to open the hatch,,,time to change the battery

I hope you are feeling better, now! Good Luck, on your recovery.

Dec 12, 2024 | 12:13 PM

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How old is your battery?

Dec 12, 2024 | 04:11 PM

Grand Slam

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Try changing the battery in your fob, too. That could be the problem.

Dec 12, 2024 | 04:32 PM

Makitso

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Be careful opening and closing the doors with a dead battery, the windows
won't index and will scrape.

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Dec 12, 2024 | 05:06 PM

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I'd try giving it a charge through the 12v port in the hatch area. I'm not sure how high a charge you can put through that port. But even a low charge rate should get you back to operating voltage overnight.

Dec 12, 2024 | 08:32 PM

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A battery maintainer may not charge a totally dead battery. Most need to see enough voltage to determine polarity. Most chargers can be set to charge a totally dead battery at the battery terminals.

The rear 12 V accessory socket is powered through a 30 amp fuse.

Ron

Last edited by RonC7; Dec 12, 2024 at 08:39 PM.